6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-46644
symfony/polyfill-intl-idn accepts xn-- labels whose Punycode payload decodes to ASCII-only: insecure equivalence
Description

Symfony Polyfill backports PHP features and provides compatibility layers for extensions and functions. From 1.17.1 until 1.38.1, symfony/polyfill-intl-idn accepts xn-- labels whose Punycode payload is empty or decodes to ASCII-only code points because Idn::process() does not enforce the UTS #46 revision 33 requirement that decoded ACE labels contain at least one non-ASCII code point. Originally unequal domain names can be regarded as equal, which can lead to blacklist bypassing, inconsistent URL parsing, and server-side request forgery in applications using the polyfill to canonicalise or compare hostnames. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.1.

INFO

Published Date :

July 14, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update symfony/polyfill-intl-idn to version 1.38.1 to fix domain name comparison issues.
  • Update symfony/polyfill-intl-idn to version 1.38.1.
  • Verify domain name processing logic.
  • Ensure proper hostname canonicalization.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/commit/1be936e2491ccebe152bd736dfc91eb1422c8bec
https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/releases/tag/v1.38.1
https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/security/advisories/GHSA-2xf4-cg6j-vhgq
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'symfony', 'product': 'polyfill', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.17.1, < 1.38.1'}]}, {'vendor': 'symfony', 'product': 'polyfill-intl-idn', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.17.1, < 1.38.1'}]}]
    Added Description Symfony Polyfill backports PHP features and provides compatibility layers for extensions and functions. From 1.17.1 until 1.38.1, symfony/polyfill-intl-idn accepts xn-- labels whose Punycode payload is empty or decodes to ASCII-only code points because Idn::process() does not enforce the UTS #46 revision 33 requirement that decoded ACE labels contain at least one non-ASCII code point. Originally unequal domain names can be regarded as equal, which can lead to blacklist bypassing, inconsistent URL parsing, and server-side request forgery in applications using the polyfill to canonicalise or compare hostnames. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.1.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-1289
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/commit/1be936e2491ccebe152bd736dfc91eb1422c8bec
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/releases/tag/v1.38.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/security/advisories/GHSA-2xf4-cg6j-vhgq
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